Sun shield and storm shield



Aug. 5, 1952 G. s. BERMAN ,777

I SUN SHIELD AND STORM SHIELD Filed Feb. 14, 1946 Patented Aug. 5, 1952 'asca'm 7 TENT- ,orsice 7 SUN SHIELD AND STORM SIHELD- Gustave S'. Barman, New York, N. Y. Application February 14, 1946, Serial No. 647.469

This application for invention relates to portable storm and sun shields of all kinds which an individual can-directly carry in his hand, raising the shields above, or, at the side of his head or at angles to his person in order to protect himself from sun, storm and rain; and it relates to certain details of construction of the shields which makes them very practical, easy to use and handle', andbecause of their construction simple to make and to manufacture cheaply so as to beable to sell them to the public at a verylow price. They are designed to be used for emergency purposes, to be sold at a'small price at depots, newsstands, dr'ug-stores, theatres, ,jchain-stores, beaches, in fact from all conveniently located points so'that persons caught in a sudden rain storm or snow storm, or under excessive heat of the sun can quickly procure these protecting shields and then after using them, discard them if so desired. The purpose of these shield inventions is to supply a long-felt need on the part of the public caught in a sudden storm. The consumer may, of

2 Claims. ((31. 135-195) I 2 Figure, 8 is a plan view of. my invention showing a bowl-shaped -or cone-shaped shield having radial corrugations and other indentations therein, and an aperture and. two grip-handles on the inside of the shield, a modification of the shield of Figures 1 and 2.

FiguresQ-A, 13,0, D, E, F, G, H and I show a variety of forms of grip handles which may be located on the inside of my invention.

' In the form of my invention shown in Figure 1 there is shown a circular, bowl-shaped, concavoconvex, stiff shield Iof large depth, wide enough to spread'over, curve and slope down over the head and shoulders of an adult, with a handle or grip 2 on the inside at the central part of the shield I. The word stiff as used'herein (see column .2, line 12, i. e. stiff shield) in describing shields of Figures 1, 2 and 8 is defined as rigid,

course, use a shield asecond time if he wishes to take the trouble to carry the shield indoors.-

With the aforementioned objects in view and others which will become apparent and be .de-

tailed during the course of this description, my

invention consists'in the parts, elements, features and combinations, thereof hereinafter described and claimed. I g

In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I have provided drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a stiii bowl-shaped or cone-shaped shield embodying m invention. Figure 2' is a longitudinal section of Figure 1 taken on the line 2 2 showing the grip-handle on the inside at the central part of the shield.

Figure "3 is a plan viewof a bowl-shaped or cone-shaped shield embodying my invention showing an improvement: an aperture in the shield covered'with transparent material.

Figure 4 is a plan detail view of a part of Figure 3 showing the strip of transparent material which covers the aperture in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of a circular flat sheet with a radial slit which is used as a shield, a variation of the shield of Figures 1- and 2.

Figure dis a plan view of the cone-shaped shield formed from the flat, circular sheet in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a plan View of a bowl-shaped or cone-shaped shield, showing another improvement: a special rod-like handle form of grip located on thev inside at" the e tra p t o t shield. r

inflexible, nonoollapsibl'e, non-foldable" This grip 2 (or grips) may be located at other positions or position on'th'e inside of the shield I found to be more practicable, and the grip 2 (or grips may be an integral part of the s-hield -L being formed from the" same material'as the'shield; or the grip 2 (or grips) may be a separate piece attached to the shield and made of 'difierent, suitable material. In the shield I, there are also shown ogee curves 3 at the edge around the rim of the shield I in order'to stiffen it. Figure'2 which is a sectional viewof Figure 1 on the line 2-2 shows an enlarged detail of the grip or handle 2, the said grip 2 being shaped like the handle of a satchel and is large enough to permit an adults hand to grip the same firmly; In Figure 3' which shows a stiff, bowlshaped or cone-shaped shield I, there is an aperture 4 cut in the side of the shield I which aperture 4 is covered with a transparent, moisture-resistant or water-resistant material 5 so that the user of the shield I While he isholding it over his head may be able to look or peer through said aperture t in order to see where he is going so that he does not fall nor collide with anyone nor with anything. The aperture may be square-shaped, circular or of any other shape found desirable and more practicable. The shield I may have'oneor more such apertures 4 covered with transparent, moisture-resistant material 5 for the user to look through in order to see where he is going. The shield I in this figure also shows the ogee curves 3 at the edge around the rim of the shield I in order to stiffen it. Figure 4 is a detailed'view showing the strip of transparent, watereresi's'tant material 5 which covers the aperture i in Figure 3.- Figure 5 shows a flat, circular sheet ii having a slit. 1 radially from its periphery to its centre, the slit 1 in a fiat circular sheet thus presenting a different sort of shield from the already formed, stiff, continuous, non-slitted, integral cover-shield shown in Figures 1 and 2 in that the latter shows and possesses no radial slit and needs no manipulation by the consumer to be formed as does the shield in Figures and 6, and it also has no score lines like those shown in the shield of Figures 5 and 6. This fiat, circular sheet 5 has radial score lines 8, extending from its centre to its periphery, said score lines 8 being made in order to give the sheet more rigidity, and to enable the user to fold th sheet 6 on these radial score lines 8 if he so desires. Small hooks 9 which may protrude over the edge of the slit 1, are fastened, attached or stapled on one side of the slit I in such a position so as to catch 'on' to eyes In fastened, stapled or otherwise attached on the other side of the slit I in the sheet 6 so that a cone-shaped shield II (shown in Figure 6) can be made when one side of the slit I (with the hooks 9) is drawn over the other side of the slit 1 (with the eyes III), the hooks 9 being connected with the eyes I0. Inplace of the protruding hooks 9, it is possible to have protruding tabs from one side of the slit I (said tabs to act like hooks 9) and on the other side of the slit 7 in place of the eyes III to have small slits in the sheet (said small slits to serve in a measure like the eyes I0) said small slits being large enough to permit the tabs from the other side of the slit I to be pushed through these small slits and the end of the tabs then bent like a hook in order to make a more secure connection .with the small slits. The substitution of the tabs for the hooks 9, and the small slits for the eyes III, would enable the article to be manufactured more cheap- 1y. Figure 6 shows the cone-shaped shield II achieved from the process described above. There is a handle or a grip 2 attached to the inside of the shieldI I near the center thereof. There may be more than one grip 2, attached to the inside of the shield I I,,and ,thejfiat' sheet used for forming the shield II may be square-shaped, circular or any other shape found more desirable."Figure '7 shows a stiff, bowl-shaped, cone-shaped, hemispherical shield I, with its handle or grip in the form of a smallrod I2 locatedonthe'inside at the centre of the shield. This rod-like handle I2 may be made of the same material as that of the shield I and may be an integral part thereof, or it may be a separate piece attached or affixed to the shield by means of staples, fasteners, adhesive or other means found suitable. There may be more than one such handle I2 attached or located on the inside ofthe stiff shield I at positions found desirable and practicable. This shield I also shows an aperture 4 (and it may have several such apertures 4) in the shield, which aperture 4 is covered with moisture-resistant, waterresistant, transparent material 5 for the user to look through. The shield I in Figure 7 also shows a concavo-convex beading I3 around the rim of the shield I. In Figure 8 there is shown a stiff, hemispherical, cone-shaped, bowl-shaped shield I having radial plaits or radial corrugations 44 radiatingfrom, its centre or from within a radius distance of approximately two or three inches from its centre, and it also shows a concaveconvex beading I3 around the rim of the shield I in order to stifien it. Figure 8 also shows the rod-like handle I2 similar to the one in Figure 7 located on the-inside at the centre of the shield I, and it also shows two grips 2 of the type described above and shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3,

these two grips 2 being located opposite each other on opposite sides of the inside of the shield I. The rim of the shields may be scalloped to embellish them. In Figure 9-A there is shown the satchel-handle I4 which is attached at each of its ends by staples, fasteners or adhesive directly to the inside of the shields I or II at the position desired. In Figure 9-B. there is shown the rod-like grip I5 which may bewedged in and across and attached on the inside'at th central part of the hemispherical, bowl-shaped, coneshaped shield I, across the narrowing hollow of the bowl-shaped shield I near the bottom of the bowl, the center of the bar or rod facing the center of the shield. In Figure 9-C there is shown the cross-grip It which consists of two rods or two bars crossing over the center of each other to form a cross, or it may be a single integral piece shaped like a cross; each end of the cross is attached near the inside center of the shield so that the flat center-point of the cross-grip I6 faces the center point of theinside of the shield, there being sufficient space between the centre of the bowl-shaped shield I and the cross-grip I6 to permit the fingers of the hand to pass around the bars of the cross-grip I6 and grip it firmly. In Figure 9-D there is shown the semicircular or semi-oval grip I! which consists of a thick half-disk or oval having a semi-circular apertur I8 cut through the half-disk or semioval grip I1, and the grip I'I is attached adhesively or by staples, fasteners or other suit-, able means to a position desired on the inside of the shield I on the thick-breadth of its diameter or straight side I9; it may also be attached on its thick-breadth of its curved side to the concave central part of the shield I, the curve of the grip II being cut so as to conform it will the concave of the center of the shield I. In Figure 9-E, the grip 20 consists of a disk creased on a scored line 32 across its diameter, each half of the disk being folded on the line 32 at a right-angle to the otherhalf of the disk, one-half 2I of the disk 20 has 'a semi-circular apertur 22 cut through it and the other half 33 of the disk 20. is attached adhesively or by fasteners or other suitable means to the inside central part of the shield I (whose central part may be flattened at.

its center like the flat central part of a saucer or a bowl so that the grip 20 may be satisfactorily attached to the shield I), or it may be placed at such other position on the inside of the shield as may be found desirable and practicable. In Figure 9-F the grip 23 consists of two thick, equisized disks, each disk creased on a scored line across its diameter, and each being folded on the scored line at a right angle to the remaining half or other half of the disk; one-half of each of the disks is bonded back to back to one-half of the other disk so as to mak a single unit 24. Through the two halves which are bonded together a semicircular aperture 25 is cut through, and the remaining halves 26 and 21 are folded so as to spread out at right angles to the bonded-halves 24. The flat underside of the halves 26 and 2! can be attached to the inside of the shield adhesively, by staples, fasteners or other suitable means at the centralpart (whose central part may be flattened at the center like the centerpart of a saucer or a conventional bowl so that the grip 23 may be satisfactorily attached to the shield), or it may be placed at such otherwposition on the inside of the shield as may be found desirable and practicable; or it may be made as anintegral part of the shield itself in the process of molding and forming thesaid shield LI InFigure- 9-G, the grip-form 28 consists of a thick circularpieceor or disk with a semi-circular apertur 29 cut through one-half of the disk and another I the center-point of the shields, and the-circular rim or periphery of the grip 281 is cut or shaped so as to form a-slope to conform. to the slope of the inside of the shield I so that this rim orperiphery may be satisfactorily and firmly attached by suitable means to the shield I, there being sufficient space remaining in the hollow between the vertex or' the center-point of the shield andthe bar or strip 3! to permit the-hand to grip the bar 3| firmly. In Figure 9-H the grip-form consists of a thick disk 34 with four equi-sized apertures, segments of a circle, cut through th central part of the disk 34, the said four apertures 35, 36, 31 and 38 being large enough to permit the fingers of the hand to pass through and grip the uncut portions of the central part of the disk 34, which uncut portions have the appearance of a cross. This grip-form 34 is attached adhesively or by other suitable means to the inside central part of the shield I, around the rim or periphery of the grip 34, the center-point of the disk facing the vertex or the center-point of the shield, and the circular rim or periphery of the grip 34 is cut or shaped so as to form a slope to conform with the slope of the inside of the shield I in order that this rim or periphery may be satisfactorily and firmly attached adhesively or by other suitable means to the shield l, the disk-form 34being placed at the central part of the shield I in such a position that sufficient space remains in the hollow between the vertex or center point of the shield I and the disk-form 34 to permit the hand to grip the uncut, cross-shaped portion, firmly. In Figures 9-1, the grip-form consists 6. as he. rippin -part; .corrart to e grinned.- 9 the grip-form 39. 1 2

As you will note, the v ious shields, described in this speclflcation are stiff, cone-shaped, bowlshap'ed, hemispherical glgeeping their general BOWlrShfiiPG or conegshapa they may be flattened at their .centen-and they may be indented, embossed, scored and molded with various indenta tions, corrugations radial; or: otherwise, headings, ogee. curves and. scorings-in. order to. strengthen;

and; thecentre part of the shields may be flattened in order to permit of; a more facile attache ment of the grip-handles to the ;,shields and to 'make amore practical grip and; the central part of the shields may be. given an additionalconcavo-convex indentation inorder to strengthen; in short various mechanical indentations. and impression may be made in the shields in order to of a thick disk 39, with three equi-sized apertures V 40, 4| and 42, segments of a circle cut through the central part of the disk 39 (in this grip-form 39 and in other grip forms the apertures 40, 4! and 42 are shown as segments of a circle, but they may also be of other shapes found more desirable), so as to permit the fingers of the hand to pass through and, grip the uncut portions of the central part of the disk 39, which uncut portion has the appearance of the letter V. This gripform 39 is attached adhesively or by other suitable means to the inside central part of the shield I around the circular rim or periphery of the grip 39, the center-point of the disk 39 facing the vertex or center-point of the shield I, and the circular rim or periphery of the grip 39 is cut or shaped so as to form a slope to conform with the slope of the inside of the shield I in order that this rim or periphery may be satisfactorily attached to the shield I, there bein sufficient space remaining in the hollow between the vertex or center-point of the shield I and the grip-form 39 (because of the position at which this disk 39 is attached to the shield I) so as to permit the fingers of the hand to pass through the apertures 40, M and 42 and grip the uncut portions of the make them "more practicable and serviceable. The various shields may .be. made of water-re sistant, moisture-resistant material, of. paperboard, pulp, fibre, fibre-board, wood, plastic, metal, synthetic or other suitable material, or compound. The several and various forms of grips or handles for the shields described in this specification may be made of water-resistant and moisture-resistant material, of paperboard, pulp, fibre, fibreboard, wood, plastic, metal, synthetic, fabric or of other suitable material or compound; and they may be made of the same material as the shields (or of difi'erentmaterial) and instead of being attached to the shields they may be an integral part of the shields themselves, the grips or handles being formed or molded as an integral part or parts in the forming and molding of the shields.

The method and manner of use of any one of the aforesaid shields is quite simple. The consumer merely grips firmly one or more of the handles of the shield and places the shield in front of his head at an angle or above his head or at any angle to his person which he desires in order to protect himself from the rain, snow, wind, storm or sun, as the case may be. He uses the shield in a manner similar to the way he would use an umbrella in a storm or in the sun, using his arm to move the shield from angle to angle to his person. Since my invention is intended primarily for emergency purposes, it is expected'that the consumer will use the shield in this fashion for a few blocks or for a short period of time in a storm or in the sun until he reaches his destination. He may of course use it for a longer period of time if he wishes; He may then if he wishes, discard the shield or take it into his home or ofiice as the case may be, and use it on another occasion.

From the foregoing it will be seen that my sun and storm shields are very simple in their construction, and that they therefore may be manu- Size is not of the essence of my invention; the shields may be of any desirable size; they may be large enough to cover one or several persons, or they may be small enough to cover a small child; and they will be of such size as may be found necessary for strength and durability. The shields may be readily nested for package in small compass and sold directly from the package or from the container to the consumer for immediate use in a storm or in the sun. The shields may be artistically colored and illustrated and used as an advertising novelty and advertising specialty; and

disk 39, these uncut portions serving intrinsically 76 also for educational purposes, interesting and, in-

7 struetive designs and artistic picture storiesi being color-printed on the shields. Having thus described my invention,:'- what I claim and desire to secure=by L tters Patent is:'

' 1. -A pgirt'able 1 sun and stcri'n'shie-ld 7 comprising a stiff, nod-collapsible, cone-shaped" cuter oflargedep'th; wid ndiig1i=t6 eover' the head and shoulders "of an adult, with m'eans attached on the underside of the shield fci gripping" and holding the shield, said means fcr'gripping consisting of a strip of flexible materialsemtelliptical in shape; each-end 'cf said stripjbeing attached to the undersidedfthe shield.

'2. A pbrtable sun andstor m' shield comprising a non-collapsible, 'stimfcone-shaped cover wide I enough to cp'ver "a *persori; with i-rieans attached on the "underside of the cover "for gripping and hqlding the shield, said means for gripping 0011- sis'ting or a strip of --fle ib1' material semi-elliptical in-shape, each end of said strip being attached 20 to the underside; cf the s'-hie1d;" said strip being 8 adaptable to flex-t0 the underside'of said shield. 1

T GUSTAVE S.BERM-AN.

general contour of the REFERENCES CITED The followingieferencesare of record in the file of this patent:

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